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Dominican Rep. Henry Fool
- Original title
- Henry Fool
- Year
- 1997
- Running time
- 137 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Thomas Jay Ryan
James Urbaniak
Parker Posey
Nicholas Hope- Veanne Cox
- Maria Porter
Kevin Corrigan
Liam Aiken- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Cult Movie
- Synopsis
- Socially inept garbage man Simon is befriended by Henry Fool, a witty roguish, but talent-less novelist. Henry opens a magical world of literature to Simon who turns his hand to writing the 'great American poem'. As Simon begins his controversial ascent to the dizzying heights of Nobel Prize winning poet, Henry sinks to a life of drinking in low-life bars. The two friends fall out and lose touch until Henry's criminal past catches up with him and he needs Simon's help to flee the country.
- Awards
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1998: Cannes: Best Screenplay
- Critics' reviews
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"Resonant examination of friendship, fame, cultural trends, and the creative process."
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"I found it insufferably fatuous and damned near interminable."
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"A film that could become a landmark in American independent cinema"
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"Poetic, bawdy, contemplative, often side-wrenchingly funny and finally quite touching"
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"Movies about literary lives don't always catch fire, but 'Henry Fool' is a glorious exception"
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